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Hi. Got some questions to ask.vi. If I had not watched him, he would have gone without food himself in order to feed the refugees. what is the meaning of it? vii. The best thing to do is to have an honest study of words and memorize those given in the previous examinations. change to...

According to Times Common Errors in English, when a shop reduces its prices for a limited period, it has a sale: 'The B & Q sale begins on Monday.' When many shops have a sale at the same time, you talk about the sales: 'We sometimes go to London for the summer sales.

It's probably worth noting here that the prescriptivist's "common error" is often simply the descriptivist's "common usage" (i.e. "correct", at least in certain contexts).However, I'd just like to remind you, Kooyeen, a vast amount of "descriptive" usage would be identical to the "prescriptive"...

Ok, ok, ok, you don't like that... Thank you all for your replies.But if "Us learners have problems..." and "We learners have problems..." are both unusual, what should I say? I already know you are going to answer "Just say we", but sometimes I want to point out who that "we" refers to. I think...

Kooyeen, I think you are right about the object pronoun being used in place of the subject but these are common errors rather than a formal/informal issue. For example you might hear someone say: "Me and my mates are going to the pictures". Whatever you do though, don't make a conscious effort to...

The past tense of drag is dragged. If you look up the word "drug" in the dictionary, it will refer to medication. This is a common error. I just heard on the TV, president Bush used the word "drug" As the past tense of "drag". I had my elemetary education on Ohio. My middle and high school...

Cool Breeze wrote: Goodman wrote:I'll say "sunjunctive".I agree.Of course it's not the subjunctive (but it should be). "Saw" is the simple past (indefinite preterite). This is a common error made by native english speakers in conjunction with the conditional.The subjunctive of any verb takes...

CalifJim wrote:It's a very common error among Spanish speakers to say get married with to mean casarse con. It's a direct translation of with = con Hi,I think it might be a common mistake among Italians too, since we say "I'm married with" --> "Sono sposato con"... I just don't make that...

It's a very common error among Spanish speakers to say get married with to mean casarse con. It's a direct translation of with = con, and it's an incorrect translation! casarse con should always be rendered in English by get married to. The same problem happens with soñar con, which is dream...

Hi Goodman“They were cordially welcome …” “You are cordially welcome” “His don’t-care attitude is not welcome here”.I'm quoting from Longman Dictionary of Common Errors.1. As mayor, I would like to welcome you all to our town.. Best wishes